"mečьka" meaning in Proto-Slavic

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Noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, *mek- + *-ьka, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from *medvědь. Etymology templates: {{surf|sla-pro||*-ьka|alt1=*mek-}} By surface analysis, *mek- + *-ьka, {{unc|sla-pro|nocap=1}} uncertain Inflection templates: {{sla-decl-noun|mečьka|stem=a}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mečьka [nominative, singular], mečьcě [dual, nominative], mečьky [nominative, plural], mečьky [genitive, singular], mečьku [dual, genitive], mečьkъ [genitive, plural], mečьcě [dative, singular], mečьkama [dative, dual], mečьkamъ [dative, plural], mečьkǫ [accusative, singular], mečьcě [accusative, dual], mečьky [accusative, plural], mečьkojǫ [instrumental, singular], mečьkǫ [instrumental, singular], mečьkama [dual, instrumental], mečьkami [instrumental, plural], mečьcě [locative, singular], mečьku [dual, locative], mečьkasъ [locative, plural], mečьkaxъ [locative, plural], mečьko [singular, vocative], mečьcě [dual, vocative], mečьky [plural, vocative]
  1. she-bear Tags: feminine, reconstruction
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mečьcě",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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        "instrumental"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "locative",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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    {
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    {
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        "vocative"
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        "Proto-Slavic hard a-stem nouns",
        "Proto-Slavic lemmas",
        "Proto-Slavic nouns",
        "Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ьka",
        "Proto-Slavic terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Proto-Slavic terms with unknown etymologies",
        "sla-pro:Ursids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "she-bear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "she-bear",
          "she-bear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mečьka"
}

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